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President's Office Hosts
Luncheon with VCU Black
Ca uc uS ~!iIl_Il@ ___I lB'I lIlW~1m mm_V~'IlI"· ml'·.
by Andrew Lee White
President Edmund Ackell and Dr.
Richard Wilson, Dean of Siudent Affairs
met with six members of the VCU Black
Caucus to discuss problems (and possi­ble
solutions to these problems) facjng
the black student, individually as well as
collectively, at VCU.
Representingthe league of BlackJour­nalists
were cQ-Chairs Mary J. Anderson
and George Frazier, the president of the
Black Student Alliance, Vernon Butler,
Reflections Editor Andrew lee White and
Managing Editor Tammy Jones and the
president of the VCU Black Caucus, Ty­rone
Quinn.
The luncheon/meeting was called be­cause
of the necessity of strengthening
communications between the black stu­dent
leadership and the president's office,
according to Dr. Wilson.
Some of the issues discussed were;
the Afro-American Studies department
and its expansion, the recruitment of
black students in the higher academic
brackets, and more black teaching fa­culty,
psychological discrimination and
the creation of programs to help alleviate
these problems.
In answerto a question by Butler about
the possiblity of recruiting more black
students of quality, three reasons were
given as tothe difficultyofthis project by
Ackell. One, highly recruited black stu­dents
are a much sought after commod­ity
and the competition is strong.
Secondly, black schools offer them a
of security and finally, the average
,~
t t
black student is reared in an inner city
environment and the chance to get away
from that attracts them to other schools
not located in a city.
As far as the recruitment of more black
teaching faculty is concerned, there have
been numerous attempts and continuous
efforts in trying to locate and attract
them to VCU, according to the presi­dent's
office.
"Also it depends greatly on the particu­lar
discipline," said Ackell. "We have
developed a cadre to help us in our
search for qualified personnel, people
such as Dr. Alvin Schexnider, associate
Dean of the School of Community Servi­ce~
and Dr. Grace Harris, associate Dean
of the School of Social Work. With this
team we feel that we can recruit effec­tively
in the future," said Ackell.
"We have advertised in many profes­sional
journals, some of which are of
interest to black professionals. I can't
understand why we don't receive more
response," lamented Ackell.
Ideas were hashed over when it came
to seeking answers to the problem of
psychological discrimination. One ofthe
suggestions was to create a freshman
orientation program or a Big Brother, Big
- Sister organization which would help en·
tering black ~dents adjust to the rigors
of college li(e. Put on the back burner
was the discussion of the creation of an
office of minority affairs.
-- :. nov, 18- dec.81981
Video Shell Game~~ ...
The Mass Communications department
is seeking accreditation for its currently
accredited news-editorial program and
for its broadcasting sequence. A tour is
to be made of the Cabell library video
studio, a studio supposedly shared by
the CA&D department.
Howeverthis studio has not been opera·
tional all semester. Equipment has been
moved into the studio within the past
week to make the studio operational, and
rumor has it that it is a temporary move.
One wonders about the ethics of such
a move. The CA&D department has can­celled
its video course for the spring
Students' Retreat to
learn leadership
Skills
- Tammy Jones
Student Activities recently held its an­nual
Leadership Retreat at Camp Han­over,
Va.
About 35 students representing var­ious
clubs and organizations were in
attendance. Coordinators were Terri Dela­hunty,
programming advisor and Revis
Cox, assistant coordinator of Student
Activities.
At the retreat, students developed new
leadership skills in the hopes of practic­ing
these skills with their respective or­ganization(
s).
Along with developing new skills stu­dents
were also able to make new friends
and get a taste of fresh air in the country.
For information on attending next year's
Leadership Retreat, contact Revis Cox at
901 Floyd Ave.
semester and the reason cited was the
dismantling of the Cabell studio. Is there
an operational studio in the Cabell li­brary?
Could there have been all semes­ter?
If the equipment that could bave been
used is sitting on a Shelf, one should ask
why. It appears that VCU needs a high
quality' video studio on the academic
campus for both the CA&D department
and the Mass Communications depart­ment.
Outdated equipment is not realis­tic,
with the present equipment. One
asks whetherVCU should be offering any
video programs at all.
.'. wAw J4t··
Howard U. Offers
Job Placement
Services
The Howard University School of Com­munications
offers a continuingjob/scho­lars
hip placement bank for current com­munications
students, non-students and
graduate students.
Information requested for the bank
includes: (1) your major and minor (if a
student); (2) commnications work ex­perience;
(3) your first three occupa­tional
preferences in a choice of five
areas in which you are most interested in
each category chosen.
Samples of work done in the commun­ications
field as well as five copies of your
resume must be sent to the Job/Scho­larship
Referral Service.
For more information contact Mr. Craig
Jenkins at the VCU department of Mass
Communicationsorwriteto Howard Uni­versity's
School of CommuniCations in
Washington, D.C.
Inside the Ink
Letters To 'The Editor _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . pg. 2
Peace And Have A Happy Thanksgiving Hey Mimi ............................. pg. 5
Poetry .. .. . ...... ..... .. ... ..... . ..... pg. 9
MOVies ............................... pg. 10

President's Office Hosts
Luncheon with VCU Black
Ca uc uS ~!iIl_Il@ ___I lB'I lIlW~1m mm_V~'IlI"· ml'·.
by Andrew Lee White
President Edmund Ackell and Dr.
Richard Wilson, Dean of Siudent Affairs
met with six members of the VCU Black
Caucus to discuss problems (and possi­ble
solutions to these problems) facjng
the black student, individually as well as
collectively, at VCU.
Representingthe league of BlackJour­nalists
were cQ-Chairs Mary J. Anderson
and George Frazier, the president of the
Black Student Alliance, Vernon Butler,
Reflections Editor Andrew lee White and
Managing Editor Tammy Jones and the
president of the VCU Black Caucus, Ty­rone
Quinn.
The luncheon/meeting was called be­cause
of the necessity of strengthening
communications between the black stu­dent
leadership and the president's office,
according to Dr. Wilson.
Some of the issues discussed were;
the Afro-American Studies department
and its expansion, the recruitment of
black students in the higher academic
brackets, and more black teaching fa­culty,
psychological discrimination and
the creation of programs to help alleviate
these problems.
In answerto a question by Butler about
the possiblity of recruiting more black
students of quality, three reasons were
given as tothe difficultyofthis project by
Ackell. One, highly recruited black stu­dents
are a much sought after commod­ity
and the competition is strong.
Secondly, black schools offer them a
of security and finally, the average
,~
t t
black student is reared in an inner city
environment and the chance to get away
from that attracts them to other schools
not located in a city.
As far as the recruitment of more black
teaching faculty is concerned, there have
been numerous attempts and continuous
efforts in trying to locate and attract
them to VCU, according to the presi­dent's
office.
"Also it depends greatly on the particu­lar
discipline" said Ackell. "We have
developed a cadre to help us in our
search for qualified personnel, people
such as Dr. Alvin Schexnider, associate
Dean of the School of Community Servi­ce~
and Dr. Grace Harris, associate Dean
of the School of Social Work. With this
team we feel that we can recruit effec­tively
in the future" said Ackell.
"We have advertised in many profes­sional
journals, some of which are of
interest to black professionals. I can't
understand why we don't receive more
response" lamented Ackell.
Ideas were hashed over when it came
to seeking answers to the problem of
psychological discrimination. One ofthe
suggestions was to create a freshman
orientation program or a Big Brother, Big
- Sister organization which would help en·
tering black ~dents adjust to the rigors
of college li(e. Put on the back burner
was the discussion of the creation of an
office of minority affairs.
-- :. nov, 18- dec.81981
Video Shell Game~~ ...
The Mass Communications department
is seeking accreditation for its currently
accredited news-editorial program and
for its broadcasting sequence. A tour is
to be made of the Cabell library video
studio, a studio supposedly shared by
the CA&D department.
Howeverthis studio has not been opera·
tional all semester. Equipment has been
moved into the studio within the past
week to make the studio operational, and
rumor has it that it is a temporary move.
One wonders about the ethics of such
a move. The CA&D department has can­celled
its video course for the spring
Students' Retreat to
learn leadership
Skills
- Tammy Jones
Student Activities recently held its an­nual
Leadership Retreat at Camp Han­over,
Va.
About 35 students representing var­ious
clubs and organizations were in
attendance. Coordinators were Terri Dela­hunty,
programming advisor and Revis
Cox, assistant coordinator of Student
Activities.
At the retreat, students developed new
leadership skills in the hopes of practic­ing
these skills with their respective or­ganization(
s).
Along with developing new skills stu­dents
were also able to make new friends
and get a taste of fresh air in the country.
For information on attending next year's
Leadership Retreat, contact Revis Cox at
901 Floyd Ave.
semester and the reason cited was the
dismantling of the Cabell studio. Is there
an operational studio in the Cabell li­brary?
Could there have been all semes­ter?
If the equipment that could bave been
used is sitting on a Shelf, one should ask
why. It appears that VCU needs a high
quality' video studio on the academic
campus for both the CA&D department
and the Mass Communications depart­ment.
Outdated equipment is not realis­tic,
with the present equipment. One
asks whetherVCU should be offering any
video programs at all.
.'. wAw J4t··
Howard U. Offers
Job Placement
Services
The Howard University School of Com­munications
offers a continuingjob/scho­lars
hip placement bank for current com­munications
students, non-students and
graduate students.
Information requested for the bank
includes: (1) your major and minor (if a
student); (2) commnications work ex­perience;
(3) your first three occupa­tional
preferences in a choice of five
areas in which you are most interested in
each category chosen.
Samples of work done in the commun­ications
field as well as five copies of your
resume must be sent to the Job/Scho­larship
Referral Service.
For more information contact Mr. Craig
Jenkins at the VCU department of Mass
Communicationsorwriteto Howard Uni­versity's
School of CommuniCations in
Washington, D.C.
Inside the Ink
Letters To 'The Editor _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . pg. 2
Peace And Have A Happy Thanksgiving Hey Mimi ............................. pg. 5
Poetry .. .. . ...... ..... .. ... ..... . ..... pg. 9
MOVies ............................... pg. 10